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Don’t refund online fraud victims, Met chief tells banks

24th March 2016

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Credits: The Guardian, 24th March 2016 Bernard Hogan-Howe blames online theft on ‘bad behaviour’ of customers who have poor internet security and says focus should be on prevention. Banks should not refund victims of online fraud because it “rewards” them for being lax about internet security, the Metropolitan police commissioner has said. Above excerpts and read […]

Google Reverses ‘Real Name’ Policy

22nd July 2014

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Google has announced that it is abandoning it’s ‘real name’ policy for Google+, which affects Google Reviews and YouTube usage. Coverage in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/16/youtube-trolls-google-real-name-commenter-policy In truth, it was a minor attempt anyway at trying to tackle malice and lies, because Google didn’t authenticate the ‘real names’ anyway – but at a time when review […]

Google shows good faith but those wanting to be forgotten must wait

3rd June 2014

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Credits: The Guardian By: Joshua Rozenberg Internet company’s ‘initial effort’ in releasing form for those wishing to be erased from search will have to explain in detail. Above excerpts and read the full article on www.theguardian.com

Advertising undermined by online reviews

25th June 2012

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Credits: The Guardian By: Roy Greenslade ‘Canny consumers do not take adverts at face value. According to a research study, once they come across an ad they go online to check out reviews of the advertised product or service – but do they get the correct and fair information?’ ‘KwikChex says: “If consumers see negative opinion results, […]